Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-13
PERSONAL.

Mr.. PARNELL is to preside at a st. Patrick's
day banquet in IT. James Hall, London.
Hon. OLIVER MowAT, Premier Of Ontario
his held his Office tor fifteen years-longer
than any other British Colonial Premier.
THE late Charles j. Peterson, the Phiiadal-
phia au nor and publisher, owned cottage
at NEWPORT. for which ne some time ago de-
cllned An otter of Sl00,e00
REPORT says that Mr.. T. B. Aldrich has =
dog trained To carry rolls of MS. sent in by
would lie c0ntrb utOrs to the Atlantic Month
ly and drop them INTO the waste basket.
THE widow of Col. rTom'' Scott, The rail-
road m gnate, now lives In regal $ ate in
Philade phla. She was poor Pittsburx
girl, AM earned her own living by painting
photographs.
A KENTUCKY REPUBLICAN haa presented
fishing lie 10 the President. In old Virginia
the reel 10 gcneraljg followed bv ''break-
down." but II is hoped that nothing OF the
sort is In store for Mr.. Cleve and.
THE Prince Royal Of Greece draws his nav
as q suh-leu enant mon hly, like all thl
Other officer. Recent y he found himself
"ddcked' five shillings, IN common with the
others, To pay FOR his coming OF age banquet
GEN. Villas tells about the luck Of one NJ
the law Students in his Office, VIII Il few years
ago bought for u nominal sum IN ming cl i'm
Ol eighty acres. which he and his brother sold
out Il month or two ago for 81 200 900 in cash.
QUEEN MARGARET of Italy. has collected
large Hebrew library. wit Tn the latest works
on Jewish literature. She Ia rcmarkablv
proficient In Hebrew. having had capable
Jewish instructors, and reads the Old Testa-
mont with ease.
EDw ARD Il. HALE tells a striking anecdote
Of Agassz. In great publishing house he
saw the proof sb Gets on a schOo.-book of nat
ural history. Three butterflies" he said.
Ony three IN the b ok. and not one OF these
three was ever in America"
ADAiR wELcKER, who is designated as
"rhe American ShaRfspearc," has been read
ing his drama ''Louis XVII" in the Town
Hall At STAFFORD upon A Won, the birthplace
of The original shakespeare. Sir Arthur
HOdgson. the Mayor Of Stratford, presided ON
the occasion.
JOHN STErsoN's grim hut proper comment
on Mrs James Brown Potter's intention 70
go on The stage IS: ~ don't know what she
expects 10 do, bus | should say that she needs
a manager more than anything else. By a
manager ! mean one who would tell her TO
stop talking"
The london World Gays that Lady Rose.
bery's Il amInds caused quite Il sensation ut
the Calcutta STATE bait last month. al winch
were present many distinguished visitors IL
IL presumed That little or no attention was
pad to the lady herself. That Is the mis-
take that people make sometimes IN over
decorating.
ADMIRAL AUBE. ofthc French navy. learned
recently that grand man9uvres would he
undertaken bv the German navy In the
months OF August and September next. The
french Admiral has sent out. On IN watch,
u flOilla o. torpedo vessels, WI h three IRON
clads Of The first rank and q transport, TO act
as lOokers-On.
MRS. ELLEN MARGARET BISHOP, very
estimahle and beneyoien mt old lady. who a. led
recently In New YORK. WAS sister OF the
the cider James Gordon kcnnett's uife. The
Journalist failed to provide for her in any
way, AMI she became n teacher. but her career
in that role vas brief. as she was parrled 90
Mr. We or Bishop, ami was able TO give vent
to hor charitable disposition.